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Defining Your Value & Protecting Your Time in Rural Surgery | Dr. Cate Straub Pt. 2
A complex operation only works if it can be executed reliably inside the system you have.
In this Part Two episode, Dr. Randy Lehman continues with Dr. Cate Straub, focusing on how pancreatic surgery is actually performed without consistent teams, subspecialty backup, or standardized support structures.
She walks through operative sequencing, vascular decision making, and how technique changes when you cannot rely on experienced assistance or ideal exposure.
The discussion ties technical execution back to responsibility in rural practice, where outcomes depend on adapting the operation to the…
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